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Article: ESPN Radio steps up to the plate; takes over national baseball rights next season. (CBS Radio loses rights)

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October 20, 1997
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Takes over national baseball rights next season

Losing the World Series radio broadcast rights hasn't evolved into the furor that erupted when CBS Sports lost its coveted NFL television contract to Fox a few years back, but it probably still stings a bit for CBS. Next season, for the first time in more than 20 years, the national radio broadcast rights for baseball's fall classic, now held by CBS Radio, will change networks. ABC Radio Networks and partner ESPN Radio will take over play-by-play rights to Major League Baseball's most popular event.

This week, the CBS Radio Network and veteran announcer Vin Scully again are offering live coverage of the ...

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